Unoccupied homes can be detrimental to the lives of local residents and communities and can cause problems such as vandalism, anti-social behaviour and nuisance and reducing values of surrounding properties to those living within close proximity.

Residents can now submit their thoughts until November 30 on the strategy at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WJLCM2R and give their views on how Rushcliffe could tackle empty homes even more effectively.